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VEGETIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vegetive mean? 

VEGETIVE (adjective)
  The adjective VEGETIVE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonousplay

  Familiarity information: VEGETIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VEGETIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

vegetative; vegetive

Context example:

a dull vegetative lifestyle

Pertainym:

vegetation (inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life)


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